Right, so this is probably not for everyone – but I just wanted to share.

#Disclaimer

I am real big fan of VI and I do tend to think the default WordPress interface is a bit confusing, especially – if you just want to write.

Too many option, too much stuff on the screen.

When the stress is ON and my attention-span is reduced to the one of a goldfish, it becomes really easy to lose your focus – and WordPress admin doesn’t help much. That is why I like VI so much – and thereore I was looking for a way to deploy it for the management of my writing.

which will edit the given post (in VI – if vim is your default editor) – and then when you just escape – save exit – it will auto publish the new version.

That’s basically it.

Now – further development are about combining this tool with a similar tool – producing text – like Notional Velocity (Mac) or Terminal Velocity (Linux/Unix) – SimpleNote (Windows/Mac/Linux). and adding some extra commanding line tooling for image preview and image upload for which we could use tranfer.sh maybe…

That is really all there is to it – but I just to share cause i was excited about this whole set up.

Ok, if you have never heard of Shenzhen, China you might want to get yourself up to date with this quick article – because really, it is getting more and more attention lately, as it has turned into a major platform of electronic hardware manufacturing of the past 15 years.

Located north of Hong Kong, Shenzen is the center of the supply chain hub for electronics. All of the major contract manufacturers working for Apple, HP, Microsoft and all the big guys all are there.

Shenzhen Electronic Market

This is probably what is the most flashy and amazing part of Shenzhen: the Huaqiangbei electronic market.

A market of spare parts which will have probably anything you could need if you wanted to build any kind of electronic device (check what how this guy has built his own iPhone from spare parts bought on the market)

And if you want a guided tour – here is one made by Maker’s Muse inside the Shenzhen Electronic Market

Hardware Startup Land

Shenzhen is not just about factories and spare parts for geeks – but because of its rich electronics ecosystem, it has become home to a couple of startup accelerators – like HAX :

It makes sense : if you have a hardware startup – better to negotiate directly with the people that will launch your product in mass-production – and since most founders will this hard to do alone, having an infrastructure to guide you is really an attractive proposition for a startup incubator.

Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware

This goes beyond spare parts – it is slowly turning into a major place for hardware innovation.

If you want to know more – I suggest you have a look at a piece done by Wired.

They go into making a parallel between the Silicon Valley and how it developed and how Shenzhen is now growing and the differences that comes in.

Even if you don’t plan to launch a hardware startup tomorrow, it is one of the places to know about.